Aba

Feb
10
2016
By Philip Forness
Syriac Author: 

Aba

Century: 
4th-5th Centuries
Homilies: 
On Job the Athlete

F. Nau, “Fragments de Mar Aba, disciple de St. Ephrem”, Revue de l'Orient Chrétien, vol. 17, pp. 69-73, 1912.

On Faith

Wadi al-Natrun, Deir al-Surian, Syr. 20C, fol. 76-194v

S. P. Brock and Rompay, L. van, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts and Fragments in the Library of Deir al-Surian, Wadi al-Natrun (Egypt). Leuven; Paris; Walpole: Uitgeverij Peeters, 2014. Pages 105-110. Three marginal notes attribute this work to Aba.

GEDSH notes that a memra on faith is attributed to Aba in a manuscript from Deir al-Surian

Reference Works: 

GEDSH 2

Link to the Complete Table of Homilies: 
Homilies Table
Approximate Year: 
ca. 400 CE